Classifications

• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09J—ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
  • C09J133/00—Adhesives based on homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by only one carboxyl radical, or of salts, anhydrides, esters, amides, imides, or nitriles thereof; Adhesives based on derivatives of such polymers
  • C09J133/04—Homopolymers or copolymers of esters
  • C09J133/06—Homopolymers or copolymers of esters of esters containing only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, the oxygen atom being present only as part of the carboxyl radical
  • C09J133/08—Homopolymers or copolymers of acrylic acid esters
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
  • C08F—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
  • C08F220/00—Copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and only one being terminated by only one carboxyl radical or a salt, anhydride ester, amide, imide or nitrile thereof
  • C08F220/02—Monocarboxylic acids having less than ten carbon atoms; Derivatives thereof
  • C08F220/10—Esters
  • C08F220/26—Esters containing oxygen in addition to the carboxy oxygen
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
  • C08F—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING CARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS
  • C08F230/00—Copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and containing phosphorus, selenium, tellurium or a metal
  • C08F230/04—Copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and containing phosphorus, selenium, tellurium or a metal containing a metal
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09J—ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
  • C09J133/00—Adhesives based on homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by only one carboxyl radical, or of salts, anhydrides, esters, amides, imides, or nitriles thereof; Adhesives based on derivatives of such polymers
  • C09J133/04—Homopolymers or copolymers of esters
  • C09J133/06—Homopolymers or copolymers of esters of esters containing only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, the oxygen atom being present only as part of the carboxyl radical
  • C09J133/10—Homopolymers or copolymers of methacrylic acid esters
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09J—ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
  • C09J133/00—Adhesives based on homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by only one carboxyl radical, or of salts, anhydrides, esters, amides, imides, or nitriles thereof; Adhesives based on derivatives of such polymers
  • C09J133/04—Homopolymers or copolymers of esters
  • C09J133/14—Homopolymers or copolymers of esters of esters containing halogen, nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atoms in addition to the carboxy oxygen
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09J—ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
  • C09J4/00—Adhesives based on organic non-macromolecular compounds having at least one polymerisable carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond ; adhesives, based on monomers of macromolecular compounds of groups C09J183/00 - C09J183/16
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09J—ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
  • C09J7/00—Adhesives in the form of films or foils
  • C09J7/30—Adhesives in the form of films or foils characterised by the adhesive composition
  • C09J7/38—Pressure-sensitive adhesives [PSA]
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09J—ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
  • C09J7/00—Adhesives in the form of films or foils
  • C09J7/30—Adhesives in the form of films or foils characterised by the adhesive composition
  • C09J7/38—Pressure-sensitive adhesives [PSA]
  • C09J7/381—Pressure-sensitive adhesives [PSA] based on macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
  • C09J7/385—Acrylic polymers
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09J—ADHESIVES; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES
  • C09J2301/00—Additional features of adhesives in the form of films or foils
  • C09J2301/30—Additional features of adhesives in the form of films or foils characterized by the chemical, physicochemical or physical properties of the adhesive or the carrier
  • C09J2301/302—Additional features of adhesives in the form of films or foils characterized by the chemical, physicochemical or physical properties of the adhesive or the carrier the adhesive being pressure-sensitive, i.e. tacky at temperatures inferior to 30°C
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
  • Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
  • Y10T428/31511—Of epoxy ether
  • Y10T428/31525—Next to glass or quartz

Definitions

• This invention relates to resins, including adhesives, sealants, and putties, and especially to pressure sensitive adhesives, high solids solvent recoverable adhesives, hot melt adhesives, and anaerobic adhesives.
• atsuda et al, U.S. Pat. 3,689,427 disclosed paints, molding materials, and adhesives prepared by polymerizing a bivalent metal salt prepared by polymerizing a metal salt prepared by reacting a metal oxide with a carboxyl functional ethylene glycolmethacrylate phthalate, and then polymerizing the metal salt or copolymerizing the metal salt with a copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer.
• the resulting polymers are heat resistant, have high tenacity, shock resistance, and adhesive properties.
• Fan et al U.S. Pat. 6,380,278, disclosed reacting metal salt polyols which were prepared by reacting metal oxide with a half ester containing a hydroxyl group and a carboxylic acid group with polyisocyanates and hydroxy functional acrylates or methacrylates to form urethane (meth) acrylate metal salts which are useful in coatings and adhesives. Fan et al disclosed the urethanes to have good adhesion properties, thermal properties, high strength, and reversible ionic crosslinking.
• Ceska et al, U.S. Pat. 6,399,672 disclosed radiation cured coatings, adhesives, inks, and photoresist compositions prepared from compositions comprising oil soluble metal salts prepared by reacting a metal compound with an acid functional compound which is a reaction product of a hydroxy compound and a carboxylic polyacid, anhydride, sulfur oxide, or phosphorus oxide.
• the radiation curable compositions comprise a photoinitiator.
• Acrylic adhesive polymers have been widely used as base resins for pressure sensitive tapes, label s, and other decorative and functional pressure sensitive products.
• the major benefits of acrylic adhesive polymers are adhesion to a broad range of substrates and excellent durability on exposure to moisture, heat and ultra-violet light. They can be prepared as organic solutions, aqueous emulsions, suspensions or 100% solids that exhibit ei ther thermoplastic or thermosetting crosslinkable behavior.
• Solution and hot melt acrylic adhesives are typically low molecular weight due to solution and melt viscosity limitations that result in low shear strengths. Accepted practice to compensate for low Mw is to crosslink the polymer during the drying process.
• thermoset acrylic resins typically contain an acrylic monomer with a reactive pendant group such as an amide, carboxyl, hydroxyl or epoxy that can be pos -crosslinked with other resins at elevated temperatures.
• Carboxyl containing polymers can be crosslinked by the use multifunctional metals such as metal alkoxides or acetylacetonates .
• a first object of the present invention is a resin composition, which exhibits reversible crosslinking behavior, prepared by copolymerizing an alpha -beta ethylenically unsaturated monomer with an oil soluble metal salt prepared by reacting (A) a metal compound with (B) an acid functional compound which is a reaction product of a reactive mixture comprising (1) an alpha -beta ethylenically unsaturated hydroxy compound and (2) a carboxylic polyacid or anhydride, sulfur oxide, or phosphorus oxide.
• the resultant ethylenically unsaturated oil soluble metal salt is copolymerized in the presence of a free radical initiator with other ethylenically alpha -beta unsaturated compounds to form reversibly crosslinked resins.
• Preferred uses of the resins are for pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) and sealants since PSAs and sealants benefit from the reverse crosslinking phenomenon.
• the resin composition of the invention preferably is in the form of a hot melt adhesive (HM Adhesive, or HMA) or in the form of a pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) , more preferably a solvent -based PSA or finally in the form of a sealant.
• PSA may also be a HM PSA.
• the resins are cured under conditions other than radiation.
• the resultant resins exhibit thermoset (crosslinked) behavior at low temperatures but thermoplastic behavior at elevated temperatures due to breaking of the ionic crosslinks that are formed. This phenomenon is very useful in allowing unused resin to be recycled.
• Suitable metals include lithium , sodium, potassium, cesium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, palladium, copper, zinc, cadmium, mercury, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, silicon, german iu , tin, lead, antimony, bismuth, and the like.
• the metal compound can be, for example, the oxide, halide, alkoxide, hydroxide, nitrate, sulfate, carboxylate, and carbonate.
• the most preferred metal compound is zinc oxide since it reacts very easily and is readily available.
• Suitable anhydrides and dicarboxylic acids include phthalic acid, trimellitic anhydride (which contains one anhydride and one carboxyl group) , pyromellitic anhydride, 5 - norbornene-endo-2, 3-dicarboxylic anhydride, naphthyl anhydride, naphthalene tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, maleic anhydride, succinic anhydride, chlorendic anhydride, maleic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, dimer fatty acids, and styrene/maleic anhydride polymers .
• the said alpha-beta ethylenically unsaturated hydroxy compound is preferably selected among alpha -beta ethylenically unsaturated hydroxy derivatives of polyols, more preferably of diols. More preferably, these ethylenically unsaturated derivatives of polyols are partial esters of these polyols, more preferably of diols, with an alpha -beta ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid such as (meth) acrylic acid .
• Suitable polyols for these ethylenically unsaturated hydroxy derivatives include diols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1, 3-propanediol, 1,2, 1,3 or 1,4 butanediols, 2 -methyl- 1,3-propane diol (MPDiol) , neopentyl glycol (NPG) , alkoxylated derivatives of such diols, polyether diols, polyester diols, and the like.
• a preferred diol is polyethylene glycol of the formula HO(C 2 H 5 0) n H wherein n is 2 to about 10.
• Suitable higher functional polyols are trimethylol propane (TMP) , PETA, di-TMP, di-PETA, glycerol, alkoxylated derivatives thereof, and the like.
• the resultant oil soluble zinc monomer has the structural formula (I) as follows.
• the oil soluble metal salt monomers are useful in the preparation of acrylic PSAs and hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive (HMPSA) resins by either bulk, solution o r emulsion polymerization.
• the polymerization reaction can proceed at room temperature or higher by adding a free radical polymerization catalyst or merely elevating the temperature.
• the ratio of the metal salt to copolymerizable monomer can be about 1:1 o 1:20 by weight.
• the copolymerizable monomers are selected depending on the application. Preferably, they are selected from one or more (meth) acrylates and more preferably for PSA' s is selected from a mixture of butyl acrylate and 2 -ethyl hexyl acrylate.
• PSAs it is highly preferred to use 2 -ethylhexyl acrylate and acrylic acid as comonomers with the oil soluble metal salt.
• sealants butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate copolymerizable monomers can be used.
• the resultant acrylic copolymers of oil soluble metal salts exhibit higher glass transition temperatures (Tg's) and increased modulus or stiffness compared to conventional acrylic adhesive polymers, while maintaining sufficient tack to perform as a pressure sensitive material. More importantly, adhesive resins prepared with these unique ionic crosslinkers still exhibit thermoplastic behavior or flow when heated to allow for ease of application. This phenomenon is demonstrated by thermal analysis technique and peel and shear adhesion testing.
• a second subject covered by the present invention is a process for recovering a crosslinked resin obtainable according to the present invention as defined above , for recycling the said resin, comprising the steps of : i) copolymerizing a composition as defined according to the present invention as defined above, to form an ionically crosslinked resin, and ii) recovering the said resin by heating the ionically crosslinked resin to a temperature wherein the resin flows .
• the temperature at step ii) is at least the temperature at which the resin is extrudable.
• Solvent-based PSA's formulations were prepared comparing acrylic polymers made by bulk polymerization with no crosslinker, a typical covalent crosslinker like SR -350 and an ionic crosslinking monomer organic soluble zinc salt. 0% and 2% crosslinker by weight was added to BA-MMA and 2 -EHA/Acrylic Acid copolymers respectively and thermal analysis was performed. Samples with no crosslinker behave like a PSA exhibiting two Tg's. The samples were then dissolved at 25% by weight in Ethyl Acetate for making dra wdowns for PSA testing. The covalent samples Examples 5 and 6 did not dissolve. The ionic samples did go into solution after 24 hours on a paint shaker. The results are reported in Table 1 below. Comparative examples are indicated by *.
• Examples 7 to 10 A second set of solvent-based PSA formulations were prepared from polymers made by solution polymerization with and without crosslinker (3.0% by weight) as set forth in Table 2.
• a conventional SR-2000 from Sartomer, long chain alkane diol diacrylate monomer was used as covalent crosslinker for comparison to the ionic crosslinkers NTX -5474 polyester from Sartomer, organic soluble metallic monomer and NTX-5910 from Sartomer , organic soluble metallic urethane oligomer used according to the invention.
• Thermal an alysis was then performed on the resulting copolymers to determine glass transition temperature. Then drawdowns were prepared as in Examples 1-6.
• Hot melt PSA's were prepared by addition of 80 phr of a hydrocarbon resin (Sunbelt TO -125 YS Resin) to the solvent based copolymers prepared in Examples 1 to 6. The resins were dissolved by heat and agitation on a hot plate. The solvent was then stripped off in a rotoevapor ator . The resulting hot melts were then heated on a hot plate to 100 °C and drawn down on 1» x 3» steel coupons for lap shear measurement. The lap shear results for the hot melts are reported in Table 3.
• a hydrocarbon resin Sunbelt TO -125 YS Resin
• Examples 14 to 17 - Solvent -Based PSA from Solution Copolymers without Acrylic Acid Solvent-based PSA's were prepared from solution copolymers of Butyl Acrylate and Methyl Methacrylate, with and without ionic crosslinkers . These examples demonstrate higher concentrations of crosslinker in the polymer without gelling. A higher polymerization temperature, higher boiling solvent, and a high temperature initiator were used. Copolymers were prepared with and without the metallic monomer ionic crosslinker at 5% by weight in formulations reported in Table 4. The high solids PSA' s prepared from the copolymers formulated were tested for Probe Tack and Peel Strength. The results are reported in Table .

Landscapes

• Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
• Organic Chemistry (AREA)
• Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
• Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
• Medicinal Chemistry (AREA)
• Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
• Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
• Macromonomer-Based Addition Polymer (AREA)
• Adhesives Or Adhesive Processes (AREA)
• Polyesters Or Polycarbonates (AREA)
• Sealing Material Composition (AREA)

Priority Applications (4)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=32990902

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (8)

Cited By (3)

Families Citing this family (12)

Citations (4)

Family Cites Families (3)

• 2004
  • 2004-03-12 EP EP20040720122 patent/EP1603983B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
  • 2004-03-12 AT AT04720122T patent/ATE361961T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
  • 2004-03-12 US US10/799,515 patent/US20040180208A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 2004-03-12 KR KR1020057017008A patent/KR20050109555A/ko not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 2004-03-12 CA CA 2518203 patent/CA2518203A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 2004-03-12 JP JP2006506704A patent/JP2006520419A/ja not_active Withdrawn
  • 2004-03-12 WO PCT/IB2004/050243 patent/WO2004081132A1/en active IP Right Grant
  • 2004-03-12 DE DE200460006393 patent/DE602004006393T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
• 2006
  • 2006-10-30 US US11/554,266 patent/US20070054969A1/en not_active Abandoned

Patent Citations (4)

Non-Patent Citations (1)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events